Minutes

Finance Committee - 02/05/2020 Page 13

The energy recovery building takes methane from the digester egg and through the generator produces energy
that gets fed back, and we make money on that. We just need to upgrade that.

Alderman Klee
| don’t know if you can answer this but we sell it to a third party correct? We are not using it within the City?

Mr. Caggiano

So some of the energy and again, I’m limited here, | know that they do use the energy at the plant and any
excess gets sent back to the grid.

Alderwoman Kelly

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Mr. Caggiano

They are, within the contract, they are responsible. So occasionally they'll tip one over, gross but not bad. We
have had them burned before and they are insured, and if they get vandalized, that’s on the contractor.

Alderwoman Lu

Just two questions. How often, what is the billing cycle, is that a month?

Mr. Caggiano

A month.

Alderwoman Lu

OK and only have three ADA’s so are there some places where we don’t have an ADA there?

Mr. Caggiano

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From: Dan Kooken, Purchasing Manager
Re: Portable Toilet Contract (Value: $32,140) Department: 177 Parks and Recreation; Funds: General
and Trusts

MOTION BY ALDERMAN HARRIOTT-GATHRIGHT TO ACCEPT, PLACE ON FILE, AND AUTHORIZE THE
CONTRACT FOR PORTABLE TOILETS IN THE AMOUNT OF $32,140 TO UNITED SITE SERVICES.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE IN DEPARTMENT 177 PARKS AND RECREATION; FUND: GENERAL AND
TRUSTS

ON THE QUESTION

Mr. Caggiano

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ON THE QUESTION

Mayor Donchess

Mr. Caggiano?

Mr. Caggiano

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Deputy Buxton

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Alderwoman Lu
Just a couple. Where does he do that, where is the composting done?

Mayor Donchess

| don’t know where he does it’ it’s not at the landfill.

Alderwoman Kelly

He has a third party vendor that he bring it to.

Mayor Donchess

Yes | think he brings it to someone and gives him soil or something.
Alderwoman Lu

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Mayor Donchess

Yes. So sometimes the garden plots are on City land but sometimes not like over at Citizen’s Bank it is on
private property owned by the bank. But they raise money and get grants and the like to help pay for this at
their end. The City then provides land or maybe helps out with some labor.

Alderman O’Brien

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And from what | can see of the pictures it does seem to be a vehicle that does have a quality second life for
such a worthy cause. So thank you for that extra work in doing that.

Mr. Caggiano

Thank you.
Alderwoman Lu

I’ve never heard of this group. | wish that they had been able to come and how many clients do they currently
service, does anyone know?

Mayor Donchess

Not a huge, huge number, do you know?

Mr. Caggiano

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One of the things that he mentioned that | thought was really interested is that not only is he doing this
educating people but also employing people within the community, a lot of times maybe they don’t speak the
language, that kind of thing. This is a really good job for them to be able to do. So | look to that part of his
mission as well.

Alderman Laws

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Ms. Brown

Alright, that’s a good question. There’s a couple things that will impact there. So first we are looking to enter

into a contract with a third party supply. Right now the City supplies with Constellation. If we picked

Constellation again, the contract terms probably would be the same. But if we contracted with a different third

party supply, then it would be a different contract. Yes they are all very similar.

Alderman Klee

Thank you.

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